Hi Adrian

thanks for your reply and support. As a matter of fact i am going to
Brisbane end of march /april.

where is you dojo and when do you train.

On 25/01/2006, at 3:42 PM, Adrian Xavier wrote:

> Don't worry mate, you are not alone.
> This sort of crap is running riot here in Aus at the moment and from
> my
> recent first hand experience it has also filtered back to Japan. (At
> least
> you hadn't booked tickets to Japan before you were denied...LOL)
> Understandably though, as the powers that be here obviously can say
> what
> they like to HQ, whether true or not, without any recourse available
> to the
> student. Yes I agree with you, this is not the message from O'Sensei
> as I
> understand it.
>
> It's a sad state of affairs for sure. And I believe the Aikido
> community has
> lost a lot from this, both in students and quality of teaching. If it
> continues and Japan ever understands what is really happening here,
> we could
> lose more than that.
>
> It goes a little deeper for me than a seminar attendance though. (not
> making
> light of it though) My question is, how can any one man here is
> Australia
> determine the fate of any student and sleep straight in bed at night?
> I'm
> not going to give full details on this list but suffice to say, in my
> case,
> this was done without a dojo committee decision or even the manners
> by the
> head dojo instructor to involve the student or give an explanation.
> Even
> without an understanding of Aikido principles, that is just plain
> rude in my
> opinion.
>
> My only advice to you, from someone who has been involved with this
> first
> hand is to just worry about what you can do for the good of Aiki.
> Don't
> worry about these small minds.
>
> Plant good seeds and reap a good harvest. For some maybe there should
> be a
> first line that reads, don't be afraid to plant good seeds. ;-)
>
> Best of luck with your training and if you are in Brisbane, feel free
> to
> drop in and train with us. Our new dojo now has a true open door
> policy.
>
>
>
>
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>    Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:33:15 -0000
>    From: "assunta_morrone" <assuntam@...>
> Subject: Doshu Visit
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I recently had an experience that has prompted me to ask if any one
> else has
> had the same.
>
> I have been training in Aikido for 10 years. My home dojo is an
> independent
> dojo headed by Catherine Schnell Sensei, with over 25 years
> experience in
> Aikido. Sensei has always provided a solid base in our style she has
> encouraged us to train with other teachers and experience different
> styles
> and training environments.  During my training I have had the
> opportunity to
> train with some wonderful teachers such as Suzuki Yas Sensei, Endo
> Sensei,
> Ariga Sensei, Patricia Hendrix Sensei, Denis Wheeler Sensei and many
> others
> both interstate and overseas.
>
> So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard the Doshu was
> coming to
> Melbourne Australia.  I was even more excited when I heard that
> Aiki-kai
> Australia had a non-member fee.  Knowing that it would be an extremely
> popular event we promptly sent in our registration forms only to be
> told
> that our registrations had been refused because we did not hold a Dan
> grading that was recognized by Hombu Dojo.
>
> You can imagine how disappointed I was that I was denied entry. 
> Having
> trained with so many other groups and teachers I have never
> experienced such
> overt discrimination and exclusion at any Aikido event.  No one has
> ever
> asked for proof of my Dan grading, nor have I ever practiced Aikido
> in an
> unsafe or disrespectful manner. 
>
> I feel embarrassed and sad that Aikido in Australia is dominated by an
> organization that excludes and discriminates against fellow Aikido
> practitioners.  From my experience I have not found this to be the
> case in
> other countries, where I have been told that everyone trains with
> everyone
> and seminars are open to all. 
>
> I can't help thinking that the narrow-minded "powers that be" at
> Aiki-kai
> Australia, I would argue, have missed the point of O Sensei's
> teaching.
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